EXTENSION TRENDS: LINCOLN COUNTY University of Idaho Extension, Lincoln County • www.uidaho.edu/lincoln
2019 Impact UI Extension, Lincoln County’s main program areas are livestock and forages. The Magic Valley Livestock Schools are offered in the winter months and a new University of Idaho Sheep and Goat Webinar series is being offered. The sheep and goat webinars are offered weekly covering various on the management of sheep and goats in the West. The Idaho Young Cattle Producer Conference is held annually in conjunction with the Idaho Cattle Association.
2019 By the Numbers • 3,000 direct contacts • 189 youth participants • 36 volunteers • 4,000 volunteer hours • $12,000 extramural funding
Our Advisory Council Special thanks to our volunteers who help shape programming and inform the work we do for UI Extension in Lincoln County.
UI Extension Educator Carmen Willmore 208-886-2406 cwillmore@uidaho.edu
Ongoing forage research in the Magic Valley includes management intensive grazing of cover crops; grazing of annual cereal forage crops; use of Plateau for control of cheatgrass and reestablishment of rangeland species seeded in spring or fall; and interseeding of cover crop into standing corn silage.
4-H in Lincoln County Lincoln County 4-H gives youth the opportunity to learn life skills and responsibility for caring for an animal, along with fun with friends and family. Highlights for 2019 included cooking, cake decorating and robotics classes. A 4-H youth cupcake war challenged participants to decorate cupcakes using theme for the Lincoln County Fair. A 4-H club parliamentary procedure demonstration was held with other 4-H youth participating in the question and answer part of the demonstration.
On the Horizon UI Extension, Lincoln County will continue involvement with the Idaho Young Cattle Producers Conference and the UI Sheep and Goat Webinar series. Research on the use and implementation of cover crops in the Magic Valley will continue to assist farmers and ranchers in their management goals. In the coming year, UI Extension, Lincoln County will serve as co-coordinator of the Idaho Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and will broaden the reach of this program in southern Idaho.